Video should work now…
While Reese and I were sick we watched copious amounts of 90210. Like his mom and dad, he is now a huge fan of the theme song. Check out this video of him watching it, and be sure to watch all the way to the end.
P.S. I think he wet his diaper halfway through. See if you notice when he does it.
After watching Reese suffer through the flu, and now battling it myself, I completely recant what I said about getting the flu shot.
Last night I felt so horrible I thought I was going to die.
Take it from me, stop what you’re doing and go get yourself a flu shot!
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Reese dressed up for Halloween for the first time this year. He likes to meow and growl right now, so I couldn’t pass up this lion costume I found for $6. It was a little large on him, but he didn’t mind.
I am so behind on this. Here goes…
On day 3 of our vacation, we ate breakfast on the patio overlooking Lake Travis, and then packed up our things. We took a few last pictures and headed to Austin.
We had lunch at our favorite pizza place in Austin, Home Slice Pizza. Our spinach and roasted red pepper pizza was one of the best pizzas I think I’ve ever eaten.
The waitress offered to give Reese some pizza dough to play with while we waited for our pizza. I think George and I both pictured him with pizza dough stuck in his hair, so we declined. Maybe next time.
We finished our pizza and braved the rainy, cold weather to visit a few fun stores on Congress. I always drag George to Parts & Labour, which carries handmade work from Texas artists. We stumbled upon a thrift store and found a cute skirt I had to take home with me. We picked up some Amy’s ice cream (sorry, my picture turned out fuzzy) before we left Congress and headed to the Omni Hotel, so Reese could nap.
But napping was the last thing Reese wanted to do. You see, when we checked in the hotel, they gave Reese an explorer kit. It was a “backpack” filled with a flashlight, noisemaker, Twizzlers (I got those!), and a few other toys. So for the next two hours, Reese ran around the hotel room playing explorer.
He was obsessed with the phone too. Don’t worry, we wiped it down!
Reese never napped, so he fell asleep on our way to dinner. We ate at Curra’s, a really good Mexican food place that the Pickavances first took us to a few years ago.
Reese only slept about 15 minutes in the car, and he was a bear when he woke up. I think the only thing he ate for dinner was chips, but it kept him from screaming, so we didn’t care.
After dinner we waited in the rain next to the Congress Avenue bridge hoping to see hundreds of bats. Unfortunately, we only saw two or three bats flying around due to the rain. So, we picked up more ice cream (TCBY this time) and headed back to the Omni to rest up for day 4.
Like his ice cream goatee?
Yeah, that’s my stupid dog eating his BED. Now he gets to sleep on the floor. Brilliant.
I’d like to add that Rudy ran under the bed with a sock before I even finished this post. How did I end up with such a deviant?
We’re battling the stomach bug at the Deines home. First Reese got it, now George. I hope I’m not next.
I’ll continue with our vacation series when everyone is well.
Day 2 of our Austin vacation was our day to rest. Not very exciting for anyone other than us. The condo we stayed in had cable, so we watched reruns of 90210 (the original one, of course), and Jon & Kate Plus 8. It was awesome.
Reese ran from one end of the condo to the other to entertain himself. We’d say, “Where’s the lake?” and he’d run to the window and point to it. The coffee table in the living room opened up to hold the pillows for the sofa bed, and George thought it was the perfect spot for Reese. I think Reese agreed.
It POURED all day, so we only left the condo to eat lunch and to go to the indoor pool.
It was a perfect day.
Here are some pictures of The Island on Lake Travis.
The view from our balcony:
Thanks to Stephanie and Michelle for sharing your contact info for The Island. We loved it and want to go back soon!
I started this blog exactly 1 year ago today. Thanks for keeping up with The Deines Family!
Last Monday morning we set off for our first family vacation to Austin. Reese napped on the way down and was really good in the car.
We stopped in West at our favorite kolache bakery.
Then we stopped in Round Rock to visit Jan, Juan and Caleb in their beautiful new home. The boys had a good time playing together. Last year when they met, they held hands.
This year they loved on each other again.
After our visit we headed to our destination for the next 2 nights: The Island on Lake Travis. It was a beautiful drive out to the lake, with lots of hills and more cactus than I’ve ever seen before. Once we got to Lago Vista, we saw deer everywhere!
We settled into our lakeside condo with a Domino’s pizza for dinner and prepared for some major relaxation.
Stay tuned for Our Vacation – Day 2!
